Bestival 2013

[eFestivals]

This idea seems to be based entirely on the fairly late announcement the time he played Hop Farm. I'm not convinced it's true of all his festival appearances.

I've heard it as industry gossip, and while I can't be sure that everything I heard was true, everything about it and around it appears to confirm it as true.

I can't be sure, but there appears to be some shady characters around Prince, so it's possible that longer-the-6-weeks confirmed dates that have appeared over the years have been made via someone else, who then has to talk Prince into it with 6 weeks to go.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Camp Bestival announcement tonight.

[Tom12]

Grand master flash is announced for camp bestival, so maybe he will go to bestival on the saturday

[rexclark]

Rob's confirmed The Polyphonic Spree will be doing the Rocky Horror tribute at Bestival. looks excellent!

Edited February 14, 2013 by rexclark

[Paul ™]

Brilliant

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds still look like the most logical choice to me, they're free between August & Oct, have a new album out, are playing Euro festivals all summer & have a tour to sell which would explain why they weren't announced previously...

[PDAD]

The New Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Album is terrific...an appearance would persuade me to get a ticket i think..

[monkey1989]

pulp pulp pulp pulp pulp pulp I would explode !

[hoils]

I would have thought the final headliner will be one of the following:

Pulp

Pixies

Jason Statham

Arcade Fire

Nick Cave

I can't remember RDB ever playing, or showing any interest, in Nick Cave and I'm not sure the Pixies or Arcade Fire are doing the rounds this year. My money's on Jason Statham, purely as they've played before (but not headlined), the other 2 headliners aren't dance acts and it's a (sorta) sop to the yoot, compared to Elton and Snoop.

[rexclark]

I would have thought the final headliner will be one of the following:

Pulp

Pixies

Jason Statham

Arcade Fire

Nick Cave

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

I don't know how often he tours but Damian Marley killed it at the Grammy's... he'd be amazing to chill to on a sunny afternoon by the main stage.

Edited February 21, 2013 by Frankly Mr Shankly

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

It all seems a big quite on here, anyway here's a few (realistic) names I'd like to see in the next announcement...

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (Last Headliner), My Bloody Valentine, Editors, James, Frank Ocean, Kendrick Lamar, ASAP Rocky, When Saints Go Machine, Kelis, Nas, Tyler the Creator, Tame Impala, Bloody Beetroots, Postal Service.

Edited February 24, 2013 by Frankly Mr Shankly

[the wonderwhy]

I'm hoping they book Foals. Doesn't look like IOW have them so its still on.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

I'm hoping they book Foals. Doesn't look like IOW have them so its still on.

[jadel74]

Regine from Arcade Fire is VERY pregnant, as is Marika. Not sure what this does to their chances.

http://www.nme.com/news/arcade-fire/68884

[LondonTom]

Regine from Arcade Fire is VERY pregnant, as is Marika. Not sure what this does to their chances.

http://www.nme.com/news/arcade-fire/68884

[Chinaski_]

What about NIN potentially? Or are they not Bestival's thing?

http://stereogum.com/1269592/nine-inch-nails-to-tour-this-year/news/

[kaosmark2]

DON'T MAKE ME DREAM!

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

If NIN were announced I think I'd do a back flip. Might be to much of a curve ball though & Trent said they're doing the US in the "fall".

Edited February 25, 2013 by Frankly Mr Shankly

[Chinaski_]

My other hope is for Beck...I don't ask for too much!

[rexclark]

Well I would say this sadly makes Arcade Fire look very doubtful for this year which is a shame. Really can't think who the third headliner could be.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

My Bloody Valentine are playing a festival in Berlin on the 7th, not sure if that makes them more or less likely?

[kaosmark2]

Don't think it really affects them at all. Where would they play though?

Anyone else seen the Daft Punk album teaser? Dare we hope?

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

RDB always strikes me as an honest promoter & he's said no Daft Punk this year...

As for MBV I'm not sure, they're perfect size for a sub slot but would it work in the light? I guess they could headline the Big Top... They could be Thursdays Big Top Headliner in fact.

[mattrik3]

"Unfortunately, there is much less information when it comes to Daft Punk's touring plans. Six years since the group last played the UK, there are still no gigs on their calendar. The only good news has come in the form of a partial retraction: a couple of weeks after declaring that Daft Punk were "definitely not touring" in 2013, Bestival boss Rob da Bank tried to roll those comments back. "I was under the influence of Xmas shopping when [i said that] so ... I'd take it with a large pinch of salt," he said. "I don't even think Daft Punk know whether they're touring [this] year!" Taken from the guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/mar/04/daft-punk-new-music-us-tv